The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
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Tech. Sgt. Hilda Mata-Betancourt, 383rd Training Squadron surgical technology course instructor, guides Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrell, 59th Medical Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kristy Earls, 59th Medical Wing command chief, through an extraction procedure training technical students receive at the 59th Training Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, March 1, 2024. The training group provides a full spectrum of healthcare education offering a continuum of learning, competency-based training, and credentialing within a tri-service environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux)


59th MDW CC visits Medical Education at 59th TRG

Tech. Sgt. Hilda Mata-Betancourt, 383rd Training Squadron surgical technology course instructor, guides Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrell, 59th Medical Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kristy Earls, 59th Medical Wing command chief, through an extraction procedure training technical students receive at the 59th Training Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, March 1, 2024. The training group provides a full spectrum of healthcare education offering a continuum of learning, competency-based training, and credentialing within a tri-service environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux)

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